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Firefox for Web Developers
@webdevs.firefox.com

Something that hasn't been made clear: Firefox will have an option to completely disable all AI features. We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this. …

Firefox for Web Developers
@webdevs.firefox.com

All AI features will also be opt-in. I think there are some grey areas in what 'opt-in' means to different people (e.g. is a new toolbar button opt-in?), but the kill switch will absolutely remove all that stuff, and never show it in future. That's unambiguous. …

EssayWells
@essaywells.bsky.social

If you don't understand that opt-in for this has to mean "is not enabled by default and is never enabled except by specific user request" then your process has already failed. It has to be Off with an On button, not On with an Off button.

Firefox for Web Developers
@webdevs.firefox.com

I've spoken to a lot of folks about what counts as opt-in. Some say a toolbar button that does nothing until pressed is opt-in. Some say the only acceptable opt-in is a build-time flag that would need manually compiled. So it's a grey area. Whereas the kill-switch is unambiguous.

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